Klinsmann believes Messi’s 2022 World Cup title is the most valuable in history!

November 22. German legend Klinsmann was invited by FIAGO BALL to give a quick Q&A, and the topic was the most valuable World Cup championship in history. Klinsmann originally supported Germany in 1974. Even Maradona's World Cup championship could not shake the German champion. It was not until he met Messi that Klinsmann gave up Germany in 1974 and chose Messi. And Messi's 2022 World Cup championship is indeed the greatest World Cup championship in history.

The first was England in 1966 and Brazil in 1970. Because of Pele, Klinsmann chose Brazil. Brazil will next face the next Germany in 1974. Klinsmann is a famous German player, so he naturally supports Germany. When Germany faced Argentina in 1974, Klinsmann said that Argentina had its own coach at the club, but he still supported Germany. Germany's next opponent was Italy in 1982. In Klinsmann's case, of course Germany won.

Germany then encountered Argentina in 1986, which was Maradona's championship team. Klinsmann said it was difficult to choose, but he still insisted on supporting Germany in 1974. In 1974, Germany also defeated Klinsmann's Germany in 1990, and then continued to win, Brazil in 1994, France in 1998, Brazil in 2002, Italy in 2006, Spain in 2010, Germany in 2014, France in 2018, until it met Argentina in 2022, Messi's team. Klinsmann finally changed his mind. He believed that Argentina was greater because the tournament was exciting and the most important thing was that Messi won the championship.

When "Golden Bomber" Klinsmann insisted on choosing the 1974 German team in quick questions and answers, and even gave up without hesitation when facing the 1990 championship team that he personally participated in, the World Cup winner showed not only the unique stubbornness of the Germans, but also a value judgment rooted in football tradition. It was not until the last option - Argentina in 2022 - that he changed his stance for the first time. This subtle turning point contains a signal of an era: the Argentina team led by Messi has surpassed the evaluation system of traditional strong teams and has become a historical existence that needs to be considered separately.

Klinsmann's "exception" is no accident, but based on Messi's epic performance in the 2022 World Cup. Five Man-of-the-Match scores in seven games, with goals scored in every knockout round, this kind of dominance throughout is unique in the history of the World Cup. From his key long-range shot against Mexico in the group stage, to his "three dribbles" when he toyed with Gvadiol in the quarter-finals, to his "god assist" against the Netherlands in the semi-finals, to his brace in the final - Messi not only participated in most of the team's key goals, but also stepped forward at every critical moment, and ended up finishing second in goals and first in assists.

The 2022 World Cup final itself has become a football epic that is difficult to replicate. This final is recognized as the most exciting final in the history of the World Cup and contains all the great elements that a football game can have. Messi scored twice, especially the goal in overtime, which almost sealed the championship for Argentina. The combination of such match quality and personal performance makes this championship trophy carry a value beyond simple victory and defeat, and has become a symbol of the art of football.

Behind Klinsmann's choice, a profound change in the evaluation of football history is revealed: when a player's performance is great enough, he can single-handedly enhance the historical status of a championship trophy. Before Messi, World Cup champions were evaluated more within the framework of team glory; and after 2022, we have to admit that certain individual performances are enough to make a championship trophy shine uniquely in the long history. Klinsmann's selection is not only a recognition of a team, but also the highest tribute to how a person redefines a sport.